Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday July 24th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Double-deckers in checkers : KINGS
6 RPM gauge : TACH
10 Brand name on some blue jeans : GAP
13 Be very fond of : ADORE
14 Bit of fish tank gunk : ALGA
15 “I hope you saved __ for dessert!” : ROOM
17 Any “Breaking Bad” episode, now : RERUN
18 Change holder : COIN PURSE
20 Scold harshly : LAMBASTE
22 More preposterous : DAFTER
23 Mai __: tropical cocktail : TAI
24 Cost to travel by plane : AIR FARE
25 Decorative sham, for one : PILLOW COVER
30 More dangerous for winter driving : ICIER
31 Hi-__ monitor : RES
32 Cry of disbelief : WHAT
36 Easy throw : TOSS
37 No longer together : APART
39 Queen of Mount Olympus : HERA
40 Tunneling insects with two sets of jaws : ANTS
41 Switched on : LIT
42 Warning wail : SIREN
43 Camper’s bedding : SLEEPING BAG
46 Transgression : MISDEED
50 Mined matter : ORE
51 National Guard building : ARMORY
52 Friendly store employees by the front door : GREETERS
57 Outerwear for hitting the slopes : SKI JACKET
59 “Pipe down!,” and an instruction for 18-, 25-, 43-, and 57-Across : ZIP IT
60 High-fat, low-carb diet : KETO
61 First-rate : A-ONE
62 Writer Jong : ERICA
63 __ Plaines, Illinois : DES
64 Wedding cake layer : TIER
65 Hunter’s plastic duck, e.g. : DECOY
DOWN
1 Auto pioneer Benz : KARL
2 “I had no __!” : IDEA
3 Standard : NORM
4 Pub __: casual fare : GRUB
5 Elizabeth Warren, for one : SENATOR
6 Element of a battle plan : TACTIC
7 Spiky succulent : ALOE
8 Movie SFX : CGI
9 Most easily reached : HANDIEST
10 Brusque : GRUFF
11 Primary artery : AORTA
12 Puzzling problem : POSER
16 __ mortals : MERE
19 “The Incredibles” family name : PARR
21 Carpentry tool with teeth : SAW
24 Declare with confidence : AVER
25 Falafel wrapper : PITA
26 Object of devotion : ICON
27 Lean to one side : LIST
28 Justin Bieber’s “One __ Lonely Girl” : LESS
29 Deliver an impassioned speech : ORATE
32 Political party founded by Henry Clay in the 1830s : WHIG
33 Sage, e.g. : HERB
34 Region : AREA
35 Orange drink made from a powder : TANG
37 Street-smart stray : ALLEY CAT
38 Spotted with color : PIED
42 Reacted to pollen, say : SNEEZED
43 Blood bank fluids : SERA
44 “Kinky Boots” Tony winner Billy : PORTER
45 Fury : IRE
46 Catcher’s protection : MASK
47 Quite irritated : IRKED
48 Strike, quaintly : SMITE
49 Feuding schools on “Cobra Kai” : DOJOS
52 Gift from one’s parents? : GENE
53 One of three on a tricycle : TIRE
54 Long heroic tale : EPIC
55 Puerto __ : RICO
56 “Don’t leave” : STAY
58 Colorful pond fish : KOI
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